Payton Dastrup Joins Men’s Basketball Program
September 18, 2018 | Men's Basketball
CORVALLIS, Ore. – Oregon State head coach Wayne Tinkle and his staff announced Tuesday the addition of Payton Dastrup who signed a Financial Aid Agreement to join the Beaver basketball program.
Dastrup, a 6-foot-10, 250-pound forward from Mesa, Ariz., spent the past two years at BYU. A waiver has been filed with the NCAA for Dastrup to be eligible for the 2018-19 season. A decision is expected in the next two weeks.
Payton Dastrup
Dastrup played 56 games in his two years at BYU and averaged 2.4 points and 1.6 rebounds in 6.4 minutes, while shooting 47.7 percent (51-for-107) from the field and 35.6 percent (16-for-45) from beyond the arc. He played in 32 games as a sophomore after playing in 24 as a freshman.
He scored a career-high 14 points against Idaho State on Dec. 21, 2017 and grabbed a career-best six rebounds against Texas Southern on Dec. 23, 2017.
Dastrup graduated from Mountain View High School in Mesa, Ariz., in 2014 where he was a four-star recruit by ESPN, Scout and Rivals. As a senior he led Mountain View to a 21-8 record, while averaging 16.5 points and 13.0 rebounds, and was named Mesa All-City Boys co-MVP and earned first-team honors.
He served a mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Panama from 2014-16.
Wayne Tinkle on Payton Dastrup:
"We are thrilled to be adding Payton to our program," Tinkle said. "He's a highly-skilled forward who can play multiple positions and has the ability to stretch the floor shooting the ball from the perimeter. He's a big, strong body in and around the basket and a very skilled, tough, hard-nosed player with a high IQ.
"Beyond that, he's an incredible teammate. He won the Teammate of the Year Award last year at BYU. So he'll bring instant maturity and also add to the chemistry of this year's team. He's a great kid from a great family who will make an instant impact on our program."
Dastrup chose Oregon State because: "I feel like this program is looking to return to greatness, and I want to be a part of that. It feels like family, and I can't wait to get started and bring a lot of excitement to Beaver Nation."
He will major in Human Development and minor in Spanish.
OUR MISSION
Oregon State Athletics strives to Build Excellent Authentic Visionary Student-Athletes (Go BEAVS).
Dastrup, a 6-foot-10, 250-pound forward from Mesa, Ariz., spent the past two years at BYU. A waiver has been filed with the NCAA for Dastrup to be eligible for the 2018-19 season. A decision is expected in the next two weeks.
Payton Dastrup
Dastrup played 56 games in his two years at BYU and averaged 2.4 points and 1.6 rebounds in 6.4 minutes, while shooting 47.7 percent (51-for-107) from the field and 35.6 percent (16-for-45) from beyond the arc. He played in 32 games as a sophomore after playing in 24 as a freshman.
He scored a career-high 14 points against Idaho State on Dec. 21, 2017 and grabbed a career-best six rebounds against Texas Southern on Dec. 23, 2017.
Dastrup graduated from Mountain View High School in Mesa, Ariz., in 2014 where he was a four-star recruit by ESPN, Scout and Rivals. As a senior he led Mountain View to a 21-8 record, while averaging 16.5 points and 13.0 rebounds, and was named Mesa All-City Boys co-MVP and earned first-team honors.
He served a mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Panama from 2014-16.
Wayne Tinkle on Payton Dastrup:
"We are thrilled to be adding Payton to our program," Tinkle said. "He's a highly-skilled forward who can play multiple positions and has the ability to stretch the floor shooting the ball from the perimeter. He's a big, strong body in and around the basket and a very skilled, tough, hard-nosed player with a high IQ.
"Beyond that, he's an incredible teammate. He won the Teammate of the Year Award last year at BYU. So he'll bring instant maturity and also add to the chemistry of this year's team. He's a great kid from a great family who will make an instant impact on our program."
Dastrup chose Oregon State because: "I feel like this program is looking to return to greatness, and I want to be a part of that. It feels like family, and I can't wait to get started and bring a lot of excitement to Beaver Nation."
He will major in Human Development and minor in Spanish.
OUR MISSION
Oregon State Athletics strives to Build Excellent Authentic Visionary Student-Athletes (Go BEAVS).
